A Life of Her Own (1950)
A young woman from Kansas moves to New York City, becomes highly successful at a prestigious modeling agency, and falls in love with a married man.
Director:
George Cukor
Writer:
Isobel Lennart
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Lana Turner as Lily Brannel James |
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Ray Milland as Steve Harleigh |
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Tom Ewell as Tom Caraway |
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Louis Calhern as Jim Leversoe |
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Ann Dvorak as Mary Ashlon |
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Barry Sullivan as Lee Gorrance |
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Margaret Phillips as Nora Harleigh |
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Jean Hagen as Maggie Collins |
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Phyllis Kirk as Jerry |
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Sara Haden as Smitty |
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Hermes Pan as Specialty Dancer |
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Dorothy Abbott as Model (uncredited) |
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Tom Bernard as Adam (uncredited) |
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Whit Bissell as Rental Agent (uncredited) |
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Marlo Dwyer as Birthday Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Cocktail Lounge Patron (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Freeman as Switchboard Operator at Betsy Ross Hotel (uncredited) |
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Beverly Garland as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Glen Gregory as Ventriloquist (uncredited) |
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Percy Helton as Hamburger Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Queenie Leonard as Hotel Matron (uncredited) |
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Sarah Padden as Betsy Ross Hotel Overseer (uncredited) |
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Ann Robinson as Woman Showing Legs (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Tree as Caraway Secretary (uncredited) |
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Lurene Tuttle as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Joan Valerie as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Christopher Olsen as Pete, Maggie's Son |
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Georgia Holt as Agency Model (uncredited) |
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Roberta Johnson as Model (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Cukor | Director |
| Writing | Isobel Lennart | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Camera | George J. Folsey | Director of Photography |
| Editing | George White | Editor |
| Art | Arthur Lonergan | Art Direction |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Production | Voldemar Vetluguin | Producer |